RAAF Base Uranquinty was a Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

 (RAAF) base located at Uranquinty, New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Land was requisitioned in 1940 as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan , known in some countries as the Empire Air Training Scheme , was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, during the Second World War...

 during the Second World War for the formation of the No. 5 Service Flying Training School

No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAAF

No. 5 Service Flying Training School was a Royal Australian Air Force flight training unit of World War II. Its role was to provide intermediate and advanced flight training to new pilots as part of Australia's contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme...

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The base was closed in 1947, with the control tower being dismantled by No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron and shipped to the Woomera Test Range

Woomera Test Range

The RAAF Woomera Test Range is a weapons testing range operated by the Royal Australian Air Force Aerospace Operational Support Group...

. Refresher courses were undertaken at Uranquinty for qualified pilots until being relocated to Point Cook in 1948. The land was used as a migrant centre until September 1951, when the RAAF required the base to be reopened, with No. 1 Basic Flying Training School

No. 1 Basic Flying Training School RAAF

No. 1 Basic Flying Training School was a flying training school of the Royal Australian Air Force . It was formed in 1951 in response to increased demand for aircrew during the Korean War and Malayan Emergency...

operating from the base until 19 December 1958, when the base was closed down.